Jul 04 Watch 4:52 Trump's rollback of Obama-era rules hits setback in court By PBS News Hour The Environmental Protection Agency cannot delay implementation of a rule limiting methane emissions from new oil and gas drilling wells, according to an appeals court ruling on Monday. William Brangham speaks with Juliet Eilperin of The Washington Post about the… Continue watching
Jul 04 Watch 5:03 Tough times and tumbling prices test Midwestern farmers By PBS News Hour Farmers in the Midwest are facing yet another lean financial forecast. A few years ago, high prices for crops like corn and soybeans translated to more income, but now those prices have tumbled, leaving farmers in a ditch. Special correspondent… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 8:04 These undocumented Wisconsin parents 'live with fear every day' By PBS News Hour Every morning, parents and undocumented Mexican immigrants Lola and Jose live in fear that they will be separated from their children, who are U.S. citizens. Special correspondent Portia Young of Milwaukee Public Television reports from Wisconsin on life for their… Continue watching
Jul 03 Watch 3:56 At George Washington's house, remembering the enslaved people who built America By PBS News Hour A tour guide at George Washington's Mt. Vernon, who is also a distant relation of a person who was enslaved at the Virginia estate, offers his perspective about American history, slavery and the founding fathers. This story was produced by… Continue watching
Jul 03 The Supreme Court just had a quiet term. These high-profile cases are about to change that. By Geoffrey Lou Guray After a low-profile first term, justices will take on politically-charged topics such as the travel ban, religious freedom and partisan gerrymandering. Continue reading
Jul 03 Fourth of July brings mixed feelings for some minorities By Russell Contreras, Associated Press Blacks, Latinos and immigrant rights advocates say the aftermath of the 2016 presidential election, recent non-convictions of police officers charged in the shootings of black men, and the stepped-up detentions of immigrants and refugees for deportation have them questioning equality… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch 3:27 Nationwide effort gives homeless veterans an honorable burial By PBS News Hour There are an estimated 39,000 homeless military veterans in the United States, according to the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Missing in America project works to locate, identify, and grant honorable burials to those who have died. Continue watching
Jul 02 New $1 coin could feature Alaska Native activist who fought discrimination By Jenna Gray The U.S. Mint has revealed designs for a new $1 coin that will honor Alaska’s 1945 anti-discrimination law. Continue reading
Jul 02 Illinois House leader: Revenue vote now set for weekend By John O'Connor, Associated Press The speaker of the Illinois House on Saturday scheduled a key vote on a multibillion-dollar revenue package that would finance an end to the longest state budget crisis since at least the Great Depression, ending a day that turned acrimonious… Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 7:01 In Atlantic City, residents feel injustice of climate change By PBS News Hour When global warming leads to coastal flooding, low-income neighborhoods can suffer some of the worst effects. One stark example is in Atlantic City, where people living in houses built on low-lying lands were left out of flood-mitigation projects that benefit… Continue watching